Add-on Acquisition • Media

Urban Expositions Acquires HAuNTcon

On June 13, 2017, Urban Expositions acquired media company HAuNTcon

Acquisition Context
  • This is Urban Expositions’ 5th transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is Urban Expositions’ 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Urban Expositions’ 1st transaction in Florida.

Explore All 2031 Add-on Acquisition Media Deals - Search the Database Free


M&A Deal Summary

Date June 13, 2017
Target HAuNTcon
Sector Media
Buyer(s) Urban Expositions
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target Company

HAuNTcon

Winter Garden, Florida, United States
HAuNTcon, the Haunted Attraction National Tradeshow and Conference, a B2B exposition for the Haunted House Industry. HAuNTcon and Halloween & Party Expo will co-locate beginning with the 2018 event, January 12th – 15th, in New Orleans, Louisiana offering buyers an unrivaled one-stop access to the most comprehensive range of products and services to serve the needs of its customers, including Haunted Attractions, Costume Stores, Party Stores, Amusement & Theme Parks, Family Entertainment Centers, Grocers, Drug Stores and Gift Stores.
Explore More Deals

Browse All 215,262 Deals

FILTER BY

  • Buyer Type (PE or Strategic)
  • Deal Size ($10M to $10B+)
  • Sector (60 Sectors)
  • Deal Type
  • Geography
  • & More

Search Free

Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Urban Expositions

Kennesaw, Georgia, United States

Category Company
Founded 1995
Sector Media
DESCRIPTION

Urban Expositions produces and manages a portfolio of 36 events. Urban serves nine industry sectors including Gift, Souvenir, Art, Apparel, Halloween, Foodservice, Pet and Gaming. Urban also produces Airport Revenue News, a publication focused on the airport concession industry. Urban has offices in Shelton, CT, and Boca Raton, FL, and is represented by employees in California, Colorado and Illinois


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 5 of 5
Sector: Media 5 of 5
Type: Add-on Acquisition 4 of 4
State: Florida 1 of 1
Country: United States 5 of 5
Year: 2017 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-08-16 LeftField Media

Norwalk, Connecticut, United States

LeftField is a Norwalk-based event organizer with a growing portfolio of consumer events focused on passionate communities around the US. LeftField’s portfolio includes Play Fair (playfairny.com) - a family-focused celebration of toys and play built with the Toy Industry Association and brands including LEGO, Nickelodeon, Hasbro, Mattel, and Cartoon Network - as well as Awesome Con (awesomecon.com) - Washington DC’s Comic Con, which saw over 55% growth this year, drawing more than 50,000 fans and partners such as Science Channel, NASA, and the Smithsonian. LeftField Media is headquartered in historic South Norwalk, CT.

Buy -